US Stock Market Sector Analysis – Thursday, May 29, 2025 Sectors: MIXED

NVIDIA (NVDA) led the tape today as the Mag 7 (AI Spenders) complex outperformed, with NVDA rallying 3.2% to $139.00 and the group up 0.6% on the session. ARM Holdings (ARM) was a key drag inside the Chip Supply Chain, sliding 5.5% to $128.10 and pressuring the broader semiconductor supply chain average, which was down 0.7% on the day. Healthcare headlines weighed heavily on sentiment — the sector is flagged by multiple alerts for steep 20- and 50-day declines — while Utilities and Biotech posted notable strength, with NextEra Energy (NEE) up 2.6% to $66.51 and Gilead (GILD) gaining 2.5% to $107.53. Overall breadth was constructive: 12 sectors rose, 9 fell, and 16 sectors remain above their 50-day moving averages, keeping the S&P 500 in a risk-on posture.

Market Condition Dashboard

US 10-Year Treasury Yield

Wait & Watch

4.43%

stable

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Confidence

Crude Oil (WTI)

Neutral

$60.94

-1.5% 1D

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Confidence

VIX (Fear Index)

Normal Range

19.2

-0.7% 1D

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Confidence

200-Day Moving Average

Bullish Trend Intact

0/3 below

SPY above (+2.8%), QQQ above (+5.2%), DIA above (+0.2%)

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Confidence

Tracked Stocks Breadth (50DMA)

Late-Cycle Caution

75%

51 of 68 above 50DMA · -4.4pp 5D

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Confidence

Put/Call Ratio (5D)

Caution

0.75

Call-Heavy · stable

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Confidence

Signal analysis only — not investment advice

Sector Heatmap (1D)

Biotech +2.15%

Logistics +1.42%

Utilities +1.37%

Data Center REITs +1.18%

Energy +0.98%

Defense & Aerospace +0.94%

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) +0.60%

Airlines +0.59%

Analog & Embedded Chips +0.55%

Industrial +0.46%

Memory & Storage +0.44%

Materials +0.43%

Healthcare +0.23%

Hospitality & Travel +0.07%

Chip Supply Chain +0.05%

IT Services -0.02%

Finance -0.13%

Retail -0.29%

Telecom -0.30%

Chip Equipment -0.37%

Infrastructure -0.68%

Media & Entertainment -0.76%

Enterprise Software -1.07%

AI Power & Grid -1.29%

Food & Restaurant -1.29%

Cybersecurity -1.40%

AI Networking & Interconnect -1.47%

EDA & Semiconductor IP -2.84%

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Sector Performance (Base=100)

AI and Technology Sector Analysis

AI remains the dominant investment theme, anchored by strength in the Mag 7 (AI Spenders) where NVIDIA (NVDA) $139.00 extended leadership with a 3.2% gain, while Microsoft (MSFT) $455.05 and Amazon (AMZN) $205.70 held steady above their 50-day trends. The chip supply chain showed mixed signals after ARM Holdings (ARM) $128.10 reversed lower, underscoring near-term dispersion between design leaders and manufacturing/service suppliers. Infrastructure and enterprise software positioning continue to matter — robust data center REIT performance and selective Enterprise Software weakness (Salesforce (CRM) down 3.3% to $264.26) argue for a barbell approach: concentration in proven AI spenders plus targeted exposure to chip equipment and data center names.

US Stock Sector Overview

Sector	1D	5D	20D	vs 50MA
Mag 7 (AI Spenders)	+0.6%	+1.9%	+11.6%	ABOVE
Chip Supply Chain	+0.1%	+1.6%	+11.6%	ABOVE
Memory & Storage	+0.4%	+4.5%	+23.4%	ABOVE
EDA & Semiconductor IP	-2.8%	-6.9%	+1.7%	ABOVE
Infrastructure	-0.7%	+1.1%	+16.5%	ABOVE
AI Networking & Interconnect	-1.5%	-0.5%	+8.8%	ABOVE
Enterprise Software	-1.1%	-0.5%	+6.5%	ABOVE
Finance	-0.1%	+1.3%	+8.1%	ABOVE
Healthcare	+0.2%	+0.8%	-17.2%	BELOW
Retail	-0.3%	+0.1%	+0.5%	ABOVE
IT Services	-0.0%	+0.3%	+7.2%	ABOVE
Airlines	+0.6%	+1.7%	+15.4%	ABOVE
Hospitality & Travel	+0.1%	+2.2%	+8.1%	ABOVE
Food & Restaurant	-1.3%	-0.3%	+1.3%	BELOW
Logistics	+1.4%	+0.9%	+5.1%	BELOW
Industrial	+0.5%	+1.3%	+9.7%	ABOVE
Cybersecurity	-1.4%	+0.8%	+5.5%	ABOVE
Chip Equipment	-0.4%	+0.7%	+12.9%	ABOVE
Data Center REITs	+1.2%	+2.5%	+5.0%	ABOVE
AI Power & Grid	-1.3%	+2.8%	+15.9%	ABOVE
Utilities	+1.4%	+1.0%	-0.6%	BELOW
Energy	+1.0%	+0.8%	+0.2%	BELOW
Defense & Aerospace	+0.9%	+0.4%	+2.3%	ABOVE
Telecom	-0.3%	+0.1%	-1.3%	BELOW
Media & Entertainment	-0.8%	+0.3%	+13.9%	ABOVE
Biotech	+2.2%	+4.2%	+4.2%	BELOW
Materials	+0.4%	+1.3%	+2.0%	BELOW
Analog & Embedded Chips	+0.5%	+1.5%	+18.5%	ABOVE

Sector Strength

Biotech +2.2% 20d: +4.2%

Gilead (GILD) +2.5% (20d: +7.6%), Amgen (AMGN) +1.8% (20d: +0.8%) [<50MA]

Logistics +1.4% 20d: +5.1%

FedEx (FDX) +1.4% (20d: +4.9%) [<50MA], United Parcel Service (UPS) +1.4% (20d: +5.4%) [<50MA]

Utilities +1.4% 20d: -0.6%

NextEra Energy (NEE) +2.6% (20d: +4.5%), Duke Energy (DUK) +0.9% (20d: -4.0%) [<50MA], Southern Co (SO) +0.6% (20d: -2.1%) [<50MA]

Data Center REITs +1.2% 20d: +5.0%

Digital Realty (DLR) +1.6% (20d: +6.4%), Equinix (EQIX) +0.8% (20d: +3.5%)

Energy +1.0% 20d: +0.2%

Chevron (CVX) +1.4% (20d: +2.4%) [<50MA], Exxon Mobil (XOM) +0.6% (20d: -2.0%) [<50MA]

Sector Warnings

EDA & Semiconductor IP -2.8% 20d: +1.7%

ARM Holdings (ARM) -5.5% (20d: +11.0%), Synopsys (SNPS) -1.6% (20d: -1.0%) [<50MA], Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) -1.4% (20d: -5.1%)

AI Networking & Interconnect -1.5% 20d: +8.8%

Arista Networks (ANET) -6.9% (20d: -1.7%), Amphenol (APH) +0.9% (20d: +13.1%), Coherent (COHR) +1.6% (20d: +15.0%)

Cybersecurity -1.4% 20d: +5.5%

CrowdStrike (CRWD) -2.1% (20d: +6.2%), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) -1.1% (20d: -0.2%), Zscaler (ZS) -1.0% (20d: +10.6%)

Food & Restaurant -1.3% 20d: +1.3%

Starbucks (SBUX) -2.3% (20d: +3.2%) [<50MA], McDonald's (MCD) -0.3% (20d: -0.6%) [<50MA]

AI Power & Grid -1.3% 20d: +15.9%

GE Vernova (GEV) -2.9% (20d: +23.2%), Vistra (VST) -1.6% (20d: +16.3%), Constellation Energy (CEG) -1.5% (20d: +26.3%)

Sector Deep Dive

Semiconductors & Chip Supply Chain: The Chip Supply Chain average slipped 0.7% today despite continued strength across Analog & Embedded Chips (+0.8% 1d, 20d:+22.1%) and Chip Equipment (1d:-0.3%, 50d:+4.5% ABOVE). NVIDIA (NVDA) $139.00 rose 3.2% and sits +24.7% over 20 days and +18.4% over 50 days, reflecting sustained demand tied to AI infrastructure. By contrast, ARM Holdings (ARM) $128.10 tumbled 5.5% and is a short-term laggard inside the 50-day window, highlighting dispersion within the supply chain as investors differentiate software/IP stories from capital equipment and foundry exposure.

Enterprise Software & Cybersecurity: Enterprise Software fell 1.2% on the day and Salesforce (CRM) $264.26 led losers with a 3.3% drop, underperforming its 50-day trend that remains +16.1% above. Cybersecurity was down 1.4% with CrowdStrike (CRWD) $114.70 off 2.1%, though the sector is still +14.8% over 50 days — a reminder that near-term revenue cadence and guidance drive intra-sector volatility even while the 50-day trend stays constructive.

Data Center REITs & Infrastructure: Data Center REITs were a bright spot, up 1.2% with Digital Realty (DLR) $166.27 adding 1.6% and the group +9.2% over 50 days. Infrastructure averaged down just 0.7% intraday but is +16.5% over 20 days and +10.6% over 50 days, supporting the narrative that AI capex and data center spending remain durable drivers of sector performance across the 50-day window.

Healthcare & Biotech: Healthcare remains under pressure with the sector down 17.2% over 20 days and 27.1% over 50 days (active HIGH alerts), a structural deterioration that contrasts with Biotech’s short-term rebound; Biotech rose 2.2% today with Gilead (GILD) $107.53 up 2.5% and Amgen (AMGN) $275.27 up 1.8%. The divergence inside healthcare and biotech over the 50-day horizon suggests selective stock picking is essential as broader sector leadership has deteriorated.

Consumer & Media: Media & Entertainment fell 0.8% today and Netflix (NFLX) $118.49 weighed on the group with a 2.0% decline, even as Hospitality & Travel and Airlines trade positively on the 50-day trend. Retail is modestly positive over the 50-day window (+12.4% ABOVE) but the Food & Restaurant complex shows weakness, with Starbucks (SBUX) $81.89 down 2.3% and the sector negative across the 50-day landscape, reinforcing that consumption patterns remain bifurcated across categories.

Market Breadth Analysis

US stock market breadth analysis shows 20 of 28 sectors trading above their 50-day moving average, while 8 are below. The majority of sectors holding above the 50-day MA indicates healthy medium-term momentum. With 25 sectors positive over 20 days, buying pressure remains broad-based.

Interactive Charts

S&P 500, NASDAQ 100 & Dow Jones (%)

Green shading marks breadth-below-50% regimes: BUY at the 5th session (vertical line on the fire day), STRONG at the 10th (darker). A 3rd day back above 50% ends the regime; tolerated recovery days still count toward the session total. Research display only — not investment advice.

50-Day Sector Performance

1-Day vs 5-Day Sector Change

Active Alerts

HIGH Healthcare down -17.2% over 20 days

HIGH Healthcare down -27.1% over 50 days

HIGH 3 sectors declining >10% over 50 days: Healthcare, Logistics, Energy

Stock-Level Detail

Mag 7 (AI Spenders) Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
NVDA	$139.00	+3.2%	+4.8%	+24.7%	+18.4%	ABOVE	0
AMZN	$205.70	+0.5%	+1.3%	+8.1%	+5.2%	ABOVE	0
TSLA	$358.43	+0.4%	+5.1%	+27.8%	+52.0%	ABOVE	0
MSFT	$454.19	+0.3%	+0.8%	+8.0%	+18.5%	ABOVE	0
META	$642.45	+0.2%	+1.3%	+12.7%	+10.4%	ABOVE	0
AAPL	$198.99	-0.2%	-0.7%	-6.1%	-7.0%	BELOW	1
GOOG	$172.26	-0.2%	+0.6%	+6.2%	+4.0%	ABOVE	2

Chip Supply Chain Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
AVGO	$239.65	+1.1%	+5.0%	+22.6%	+24.1%	ABOVE	0
TSM	$194.28	+0.5%	+0.5%	+14.1%	+13.5%	ABOVE	0
QCOM	$144.41	+0.5%	+0.7%	+9.7%	-6.3%	ABOVE	0
AMD	$113.03	+0.2%	+2.1%	+16.9%	+6.4%	ABOVE	0
INTC	$20.25	-0.6%	-1.5%	+1.4%	-16.0%	BELOW	2
MRVL	$63.54	-1.3%	+3.0%	+4.6%	-8.6%	ABOVE	1

Memory & Storage Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
STX	$116.55	+0.7%	+8.5%	+31.3%	+32.8%	ABOVE
MU	$96.55	+0.6%	+2.1%	+24.5%	-5.0%	ABOVE
WDC	$52.31	+0.4%	+5.4%	+19.6%	+17.0%	ABOVE
SNDK	$38.60	+0.1%	+2.0%	+18.4%	-31.5%	BELOW

EDA & Semiconductor IP Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CDNS	$284.50	-1.4%	-10.1%	-5.1%	+10.0%	ABOVE	2
SNPS	$454.99	-1.6%	-9.6%	-1.0%	+1.0%	BELOW	2
ARM	$128.10	-5.5%	-0.9%	+11.0%	+8.6%	ABOVE	1

Infrastructure Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DELL	$111.74	-0.1%	+1.5%	+23.6%	+15.8%	ABOVE	2
HPE	$17.16	-0.2%	+0.6%	+7.6%	+8.9%	ABOVE	2
CSCO	$61.40	-0.5%	-0.5%	+8.5%	+3.8%	ABOVE	2
VRT	$108.31	-0.7%	+4.1%	+17.2%	+21.6%	ABOVE	2
SMCI	$41.15	-1.9%	-0.4%	+25.7%	+2.6%	ABOVE	1

AI Networking & Interconnect Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
COHR	$79.52	+1.6%	+0.8%	+15.0%	+14.0%	ABOVE	0
APH	$88.16	+0.9%	+4.3%	+13.1%	+31.9%	ABOVE	0
ANET	$86.37	-6.9%	-6.7%	-1.7%	+2.3%	ABOVE	1

Enterprise Software Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ADBE	$413.36	+0.3%	-0.2%	+10.3%	+6.6%	ABOVE	0
ORCL	$160.72	-0.6%	+3.6%	+12.0%	+7.2%	ABOVE	1
NOW	$203.05	-0.6%	-0.1%	+6.0%	+20.3%	ABOVE	2
PLTR	$122.32	-1.2%	+0.0%	+5.3%	+42.1%	ABOVE	1
CRM	$264.26	-3.3%	-5.8%	-0.9%	-4.3%	BELOW	2

Finance Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
JPM	$258.16	+0.3%	+1.4%	+7.1%	+11.2%	ABOVE	0
GS	$589.98	-0.6%	+1.1%	+9.2%	+8.5%	ABOVE	2

Healthcare Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LLY	$716.47	+0.4%	+1.0%	-8.8%	-13.5%	BELOW	0
UNH	$288.35	+0.0%	+0.5%	-25.6%	-40.7%	BELOW	0

Retail Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
WMT	$96.06	-0.1%	+1.2%	-0.1%	+13.1%	ABOVE	2
COST	$1001.50	-0.4%	-0.9%	+1.1%	+11.7%	ABOVE	2

IT Services Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ACN	$309.77	+0.6%	+0.4%	+5.7%	-1.6%	ABOVE	0
IBM	$250.44	-0.6%	+0.1%	+8.7%	+3.2%	ABOVE	2

Airlines Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
UAL	$78.57	+1.4%	+3.4%	+13.6%	+5.6%	ABOVE	0
DAL	$47.81	-0.2%	+0.0%	+17.2%	+1.9%	ABOVE	2

Hospitality & Travel Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
BKNG	$217.86	+0.5%	+3.0%	+7.9%	+19.8%	ABOVE	0
MAR	$260.77	-0.3%	+1.4%	+8.3%	+6.7%	ABOVE	2

Food & Restaurant Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
MCD	$302.76	-0.3%	-0.8%	-0.6%	+1.6%	BELOW	2
SBUX	$81.42	-2.3%	+0.1%	+3.2%	-14.7%	BELOW	2

Logistics Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
FDX	$172.98	+1.4%	+0.7%	+4.9%	-10.9%	BELOW	0
UPS	$90.35	+1.4%	+1.2%	+5.4%	-15.1%	BELOW	0

Industrial Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CAT	$347.38	+0.7%	+1.9%	+12.0%	+4.4%	ABOVE	0
HON	$217.19	+0.3%	+0.7%	+7.4%	+8.5%	ABOVE	0

Cybersecurity Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
ZS	$251.11	-1.0%	-0.7%	+10.6%	+23.1%	ABOVE	2
PANW	$185.82	-1.1%	-0.2%	-0.2%	-0.9%	ABOVE	1
CRWD	$114.70	-2.1%	+3.3%	+6.2%	+22.3%	ABOVE	2

Chip Equipment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
LRCX	$83.49	+0.2%	+1.9%	+17.3%	+8.0%	ABOVE	0
ASML	$740.30	+0.1%	+0.9%	+12.1%	+2.0%	ABOVE	0
KLAC	$76.81	-0.5%	+0.8%	+14.7%	+7.8%	ABOVE	2
AMAT	$158.15	-1.3%	-0.6%	+7.4%	+3.5%	ABOVE	2

Data Center REITs Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DLR	$166.27	+1.6%	+2.6%	+6.4%	+14.0%	ABOVE	0
EQIX	$863.57	+0.8%	+2.4%	+3.5%	+4.3%	ABOVE	0

AI Power & Grid Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
PWR	$339.36	-0.2%	+2.7%	+5.5%	+25.7%	ABOVE	2
ETN	$320.30	-0.3%	+1.2%	+8.0%	+10.7%	ABOVE	2
CEG	$301.32	-1.5%	+4.1%	+26.3%	+39.3%	ABOVE	2
VST	$158.70	-1.6%	+3.2%	+16.3%	+23.2%	ABOVE	2
GEV	$469.90	-2.9%	+2.7%	+23.2%	+40.4%	ABOVE	1

Utilities Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
NEE	$66.51	+2.6%	+3.1%	+4.5%	-2.1%	ABOVE
DUK	$110.58	+0.9%	-0.1%	-4.0%	-2.4%	BELOW
SO	$85.24	+0.6%	-0.1%	-2.1%	-0.1%	BELOW

Energy Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
CVX	$131.22	+1.4%	+1.9%	+2.4%	-14.9%	BELOW	0
XOM	$98.88	+0.6%	-0.3%	-2.0%	-10.2%	BELOW	0

Defense & Aerospace Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
RTX	$132.25	+1.5%	+1.1%	+6.3%	+0.1%	ABOVE
LMT	$458.09	+0.8%	+0.7%	-0.8%	+0.7%	ABOVE
GD	$269.05	+0.6%	-0.7%	+1.4%	+3.3%	ABOVE

Telecom Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
VZ	$39.91	+0.5%	+0.5%	+0.1%	+0.2%	BELOW	0
T	$25.89	-0.4%	+0.6%	-0.9%	+3.1%	ABOVE	1
TMUS	$234.01	-0.9%	-0.6%	-3.1%	-7.7%	BELOW	2

Media & Entertainment Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
DIS	$109.95	+0.4%	+0.8%	+23.4%	+11.7%	ABOVE	0
NFLX	$118.49	-2.0%	-0.3%	+4.5%	+23.5%	ABOVE	2

Biotech Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
GILD	$107.53	+2.5%	+4.1%	+7.6%	+3.3%	ABOVE	0
AMGN	$273.67	+1.8%	+4.3%	+0.8%	-9.4%	BELOW	0

Materials Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA	Down Days
APD	$264.39	+0.5%	+1.5%	+0.4%	-6.5%	BELOW	0
LIN	$456.46	+0.3%	+1.1%	+3.6%	+0.9%	ABOVE	0

Analog & Embedded Chips Show individual tickers

Ticker	Price	1D	5D	20D	50D	vs 50MA
MCHP	$56.24	+1.1%	+0.1%	+27.4%	+7.3%	ABOVE
TXN	$179.03	+0.5%	+2.7%	+16.9%	+2.7%	ABOVE
ADI	$211.93	+0.1%	+1.8%	+11.4%	+2.8%	ABOVE

Key Stock Movers

Today's biggest movers by absolute percentage change: Arista Networks (ANET) (AI Networking & Interconnect) fell 6.9% to $86.37. ARM Holdings (ARM) (EDA & Semiconductor IP) fell 5.5% to $128.10. Salesforce (CRM) (Enterprise Software) fell 3.3% to $264.26. NVIDIA (NVDA) (Mag 7 (AI Spenders)) rose 3.2% to $139.00. GE Vernova (GEV) (AI Power & Grid) fell 2.9% to $469.90. These individual stock movements were key drivers of their respective sector performance.

Risk and Opportunity Assessment

On the risk side, 3 high-severity alerts are currently active, signaling significant sector declines that warrant portfolio risk management attention. Consider reducing exposure to affected sectors and tightening stop-loss levels.

US Stock Market Outlook

Looking ahead, market participants should watch alert counts and breadth: three sectors are down more than 10% over 50 days and Healthcare carries multiple HIGH alerts, yet 16 of 24 sectors sit above their 50-day moving averages — a majority that supports constructive positioning into risk-on exposures. Short-term risks include continued dispersion within the chip supply chain and any fresh guidance misses out of Enterprise Software or Healthcare names; tactically, favor high-conviction Mag 7 (AI Spenders) exposure and infrastructure-linked plays while trimming idiosyncratic laggards below the 50-day trend. Monitor sector breadth (sectors above/below 50MA) and intraday alert flow for rotation signals to rebalance exposure.

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